Aditya

Earthquakes

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1. A person who study's earthquakes are called seismologists


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2.What happens in a earthquake?The ground starts to shake and stuff in your house will start to fall of the wall



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3.Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle,together referred to as the lithosphere.



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4.We should all know what to do in an earthquake,and that's DROP,COVER and HOLD! Watch below as Peter Elliot explains what to when an earthquake happens. It could save your life.






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5.Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.When two blocks of rock or two plates are rubbing against each other,they stick a little.

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Tane Mahuta is NZ's tallest Kauri tree,situated in the Waipoua Forest,in subtropical Northland.It is approximately 14 metres in circumference,and 52 metres tall.

When the Europeans arrived in NZ in the early 1800s,they quickly recognized the value in the Kauri hardwood,and there was mass felling of Kauri logs.The timber was used for ship building,houses,furniture,wood turning, and many other uses.As a result of the mass destruction of the Kauri forests,Kauri is now a protected species and cannot be felled.

Kauri (pronounced kah-oo-ree)is a type of pine tree belonging to one of the most ancient families of trees.Kauri's ancestors were t be found between 100 to 200 MILLION years ago.Tane Mahuta (which means god of the forest) is believed to be 2000 years old.It is part of a protected Kauri forest.

Fantail facts

There are about 10 sub species of fantail,three of which live in NZ:the North Island fantail,the South Island and the Chatham Islands fantail













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This is a map of Antarctica
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Did You Know?????????

  • It's very cold down there.
  • Antarctica used to be a big grassy land.
  • Temperatures are below zero.
  • If you are a scientist you stay in a boot camp.
  • In summer its all summer and in winter its all winter.




What is a Scott Base?

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A Scott base is where a scientist stays at Antarctica.
They stay in it to keep warm and won't get frostbite.
It only has warm food.
They stay in there because it is to cold to go outside.

What animals live in Antarctica?
  • Penguins
  • Seals
  • Birds

What is a glacier?
a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.


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These are other continents
  • North America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Australia









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